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Marc J. Kaplan is a practicing trial
lawyer, special master and arbitrator. Having been certified by the
National Board of Trial Advocacy, Mr. Kaplan is a formidable advocate
in court. Mr. Kaplan provides to the firm expertise in civil litigation
and appeals, including complex divorces. Mr. Kaplan practices in all
civil areas of the law, but primarily in the areas of family law and
legal malpractice.

Kaplan is Immediate Past President of the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, represented Colorado as the State Delegate to the Family
Law Section to the American Association for Justice, is past Vice
President of the Colorado Bar Association, and serves on the Board of
Governors and the Executive Council of the Family Law Section of the
Colorado Bar Association. Kaplan is a member of the Thompson G. Marsh
Inn of Court, the Faculty of Federal Advocates, and numerous Bar
Associations

Kaplan received his law degree in 1983 from the University of Denver
College of Law, with a specialization in Advocacy Skills. Kaplan
received several awards for trial skills in state and national
competitions, and was selected as a teaching assistant to retired
Colorado Supreme Court Chief Justice Edward E. Pringle. Kaplan received
his undergraduate degree in Public Policy Studies, with a concentration
in communications, from the Institute of Policy Services and Public
Affairs at Duke University, in 1979. From 1990 through 1992, Kaplan
returned to the law school as a Lawyering Process Adjunct Professor.

In 1979, Kaplan was chosen as a member of a six- person bi-partisan
team of young political leaders, sponsored by the U.S. Department of
State, for European Political Conferences. Kaplan was President of the
Duke Alumni Association of Colorado from 1990 to 1992. In 1993, Kaplan
was given the Denver Bar Association Pro Bono Award, and was Chairman of
the Children of Violence Committee for Colorado. Kaplan has also served
on the Board of Directors of the United Citizens of Arapahoe
Neighborhoods since 1997. Kaplan has been selected for Who’s Who in the
World, Who’s Who in America and Who’s Who in American Law. He has
received the rating AV from Martindale-Hubbell, the highest rating
available to attorneys. Marc
J. Kaplan has also been a frequent lecturer and faculty member for
legal education seminars, newspapers, and has appeared as a legal
commentator on Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, Court TV, BBC, and local television
stations.

Marc J. Kaplan is a Board Certified Civil Trial
Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. (Colorado does not certify attorneys as specialists in any field.)